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Taunton Deane Services
M5 J25–26 · Moto
📍 Location & 10 Nearby Attractions
📊 How busy is the M5?
The M5 carries up to 150,612 vehicles a day
at its busiest stretch (J5–J6),
including 15,176 HGVs —
the 8th busiest motorway in Britain.
Official Department for Transport counts, 2025.
150,612
🚗 vehicles a day · J5–J6
10.1%
HGVs
share of traffic on the busiest stretch
Busiest stretch of each motorway — vehicles a day
M25
212,636
M6
187,521
M56
179,634
M1
162,446
M8
158,065
M4
156,491
M5
150,612
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Road Busiest stretch Vehicles/day HGVs/day HGV share M25
near J14
212,636
14,853
7% M6
J20–J21
187,521
23,492
12.5% M56
J3–J4
179,634
7,547
4.2% M1
near J9
162,446
19,151
11.8% M8
J16–J17
158,065
7,214
4.6% M4
near J4
156,491
6,249
4% M5 ◀
J5–J6
150,612
15,176
10.1%
🍔 Food & Shopping
Food & Drink
Costa Burger King Greggs KFC West Cornwall Pasty Co
Shops
WHSmith M&S Simply Food
⛽ Fuel & Accommodation
⛽ BP
🚻 Facilities
🚻 Toilets
🍼 Baby Change
♿ Accessible
♿ Changing Places
📶 Free WiFi
🏧 ATM
🚿 Showers
🐕 Dog Area
📍 What's Near Taunton Deane Services (10 places)
All (10)
🏙️ Towns & Cities (2)
🏏 Cricket (1)
🏇 Racecourses & Motorsport (1)
🌳 Nature & Countryside (3)
🏥 Major Hospitals (1)
🏕️ Holiday Parks (1)
🏟️ Concert & Event Venues (1)
🏙️
Taunton
3 mi ↑ E · tap for map
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Somerset CCC (Cooper Associates Ground)
3 mi ↑ E · tap for map
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Taunton Racecourse
3 mi ↑ E · tap for map
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Hestercombe Gardens
4 mi ↑ NE · tap for map
🏏 Cricket
🏏
Somerset CCC (Cooper Associates Ground)
3mi ↑ E
▾
County cricket ground in the heart of Taunton. International matches.
🏇 Racecourses & Motorsport
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Taunton Racecourse
3mi ↑ E
▾
National Hunt racing. Regular meetings through the jump season.
🌳 Nature & Countryside
🌳
Hestercombe Gardens
4mi ↑ NE
▾
50 acres of gardens spanning 3 centuries. Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens collaboration.
🌳
Quantock Hills AONB
8mi ↑ NW
▾
England's first AONB. Heather moorland, ancient woodland, red deer, Coleridge connections.
🌳
Exmoor National Park
20mi ↑ NW
▾
National park with wild ponies, red deer, Dunkery Beacon, and the Valley of Rocks.
🏟️ Concert & Event Venues
🏟️
Glastonbury Festival
15mi ↑ E
▾
World's largest greenfield music festival at Worthy Farm (June). 200,000+ people. M5 gridlock.
🏕️ Holiday Parks
🏕️
Haven Burnham-on-Sea
12mi ↑ NW
▾
Family holiday park on the Somerset coast.
🏙️ Towns & Cities
🏙️
Taunton
3mi ↑ E
▾
Somerset county town. Castle, Museum of Somerset, Brewhouse Theatre, Somerset CCC cricket.
🏙️
Glastonbury
15mi ↑ E
▾
Mystical town. Glastonbury Tor, Abbey ruins, alternative shops. Festival site 5 miles east.
🏥 Major Hospitals
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Musgrove Park Hospital
3mi ↑ E
▾
NHS hospital serving Somerset.
ℹ️ Service Information
📍 J25–26
📮 TA1 2EW 📅 Opened 1975 🅿️ 500 car spaces 🧭 50.9946, -3.1222
📋 About Taunton Deane Services
Last major Moto services before Exeter. Very busy during summer Devon and Cornwall getaways.
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